Before I share all our pictures, stories and links to the best places to eat on the island, I want to provide some backstory of how this trip even happened. Apparently, Aaron has been planning this trip for a couple of years. He knew that swimming with turtles has been on my bucket list since […]
being the shaver crew – short films
being the shaver crew || june 2019
June seemed to fly by. Of course, shutting down the farm (which meant cleaning and getting rid of all the animals) and then being in Hawaii for 8 days only to come home to jump into Summer Blast (our church’s VBS) definitely helped time go by. Rylie was full force per usual, learning, running and […]
our wedding day – June 21st, 2014
Our wedding day was not the best day of our lives. But Aaron and I also agreed early on that we didn’t want it to be. I’m glad for all those who get their dream wedding or have wonderful memories surrounding this once in a lifetime event, but that isn’t our story. Despite all the […]
being the shaver crew || may 2019
May was my first month at home, and it was full! I’m sure you noticed some gaps in my posts which isn’t like me but adjusting to full time mommyhood has been more challenging than I expected and finding time to blog has proven to be one of the biggest struggles. But I am confident […]
emmaline’s first steps
Emmaline has been on the verge of walking for over a month. She loved to hold onto both our hands (both was key! If we took one away, she plopped down and refused to get back up until we offered both again) which was hard for us to bend over that long but we were […]
seattle trip overview 2019
Although we flew up to Seattle to attend my grandfather’s memorial and burial services, we were able to do some fun things that I am excited to share with you on the blog today. Saturday (5.18.19) was consumed with my grandpa’s memorial service and getting to bed at a reasonable hour in hopes that our […]
meet mera
Kylo is gone. We have a couple theories of what happened to him, but after checking animal shelters and waiting for his return, we’ve concluded the second part of the trio known as “the triplets” (Rylie, Kylo + Rey) is no longer with us. Being without a dog has felt somewhat unnatural to us, […]
being shaver kids || april 2019
April was a whirlwind. It started off in Illinois for Papa Freddie’s funeral and immediately went into Emmaline’s birthday and birthday party. From there we publicly announced our pregnancy and found out the gender. All in between the day-to-day and lots of discussions about our next steps as a family. With so much going on, […]
baby shaver #3 is a…
It hit me at my 12-week appointment when I saw our sweet baby on the cell phone sized portable ultrasound. “Who are you?” Every day I know Rylie is Rylie and Emmaline is Emmaline. But who was this baby? Was it our sweet boy or a precious girl? The last month of waiting to find […]
being shaver kids || march 2019
March pretty much revolved around selling our house. Packing, fixing, moving out, closing, all of it. We did catch some videos in the midst of the moving crazy, and I’m glad we did. Rylie’s big thing this month (and still) is “Rylie’s turn!” which is basically her way of insisting that she can do it. […]